Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
I don't trust electric blankets. It seems wrong somehow.
Rising fuel Can you get through the next few months without heating?
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quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
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Obviously not the same as the one I've had on top of my wardrobe for the last 20 years
Ooh. they've come on then, since I last bought one.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Tempting innit. Now if only we had a decent sofabed that didn't cripple us, we could just watch tv in the living room with the blanket on instead of spending bundles on running oil heater and halogen heater
Being perpetually cold will turn you a little mad if it goes on too long. I'm at the junction right now
Yep, it's true. That's why at the slightest chill, my radiators are friggin well ON. I don't give a fuck, I hate being cold.
Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
IMPOSSIBLE. And I'm pretty sure I feel the cold more now that I've experienced extended cold bones misery.
elbows
Well-Known Member
I made myself quite ill by living in poorly heated accommodation, back when I was 20. Actually I think it was damp that caused the most harm. So I am not to keen on hearing about people cutting back too much on heating - fair enough in moderation but dont let yourself get too cold. And maybe turn the central heating on for a short time every so often, to keep any damp horrors at bay?
Plus this isnt the easiest winter in recent years to be trying to cope with lack of heating, cant rely on the relatively mild winters we've had in previous years being the norm in future.
Plus this isnt the easiest winter in recent years to be trying to cope with lack of heating, cant rely on the relatively mild winters we've had in previous years being the norm in future.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
The secret is exercise.
If you're able to, cycle home, work up sufficient sweat that you need to change your tee shirt, wrap up a bit then and you'll be snug all evening.
And if all you're doing is watching the telly, a duvet is only a fiver at ASDA.
If you're able to, cycle home, work up sufficient sweat that you need to change your tee shirt, wrap up a bit then and you'll be snug all evening.
And if all you're doing is watching the telly, a duvet is only a fiver at ASDA.
Frankie Jack
Not a bloke..
My next gas bill is gonna be the size of a small countries national debt.. It's generally been in the -c here since october and I can't do cold..
Really worried.. about the next bill incoming...........
Really worried.. about the next bill incoming...........
Hellsbells
World's best procrastinator
I grew up in a cold house without proper heating, so i'm used to it, although i do have central heating now. It's fairly easy to stay relatively warm without heating though. All you need are several hot water bottles, some warm clothes, and lots of hot drinks and soups.
Phenotypic Dai
The girdle of Venus
Living out here in the sticks we have no gas.
We've got some horrible storage heaters, but we've also got a nice big fireplace in the front room. During this cold snap we're experiencing I've been busying myself experimenting with various types of coal.
I've found that the compressed smokeless stuff is the real winner, even though it doesn't give off the showy flickering flame that bog standard coal or wood does. It just slowly burns and keeps at a pretty stable temperature. That said, I do enjoy a nice wood fire, so I've been starting it up with a bit of kindling, letting it get to a nice hotness before lobbing some normal coal on, then letting that kick in before hitting it with the big logs and a few lumps of the smokeless stuff. If I do this, I find that the coals are still warm of a morning.
It's a dying art, this fire building stuff.
We've got some horrible storage heaters, but we've also got a nice big fireplace in the front room. During this cold snap we're experiencing I've been busying myself experimenting with various types of coal.
I've found that the compressed smokeless stuff is the real winner, even though it doesn't give off the showy flickering flame that bog standard coal or wood does. It just slowly burns and keeps at a pretty stable temperature. That said, I do enjoy a nice wood fire, so I've been starting it up with a bit of kindling, letting it get to a nice hotness before lobbing some normal coal on, then letting that kick in before hitting it with the big logs and a few lumps of the smokeless stuff. If I do this, I find that the coals are still warm of a morning.
It's a dying art, this fire building stuff.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Was talking about this earlier. I grew up in a house with no central heating - there was a gas fire in the living room and that was it. I never remember being cold. Plus I kept my bedroom window open almost all year around, probably only closing it from Nov - March. I don't remember ever feeling cold. I've become spoilt since I've gotten used to central heating. Saying that, ours doesn't work upstairs at the mo because the rads are leaking, so it's only really downstairs we're heating. I'm trying to turn it off more. I've got one of those super soft dressing gowns, and it's ace. I wear it over my clothes. Then we've got a blanket on the sofa too. I'm not averse to wearing hats and gloves indoors either. I'm cooking tea at the minute and having the oven on warms me up no end. By the time I'm settled on the sofa watching telly tonight I'll likely be too warm so will switch off the heating and just snuggle down. In fact, I've turned the thermostat right down already.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
Doesn't work for me due to low blood pressuer. I can be cold within 1/4 hr of stopping exercise.
Dilly, best way to heat up when really cold is a hot bath. Ask any biker
Been there, done that!Dai, can you source peat locally?? For us that's been a great saver this winter. £15 for 4 bags, good heat, lovely smell and hardly any ash
bi0boy
Power User
Our central heating broke down for nearly two weeks last month. It was quite surpising how the temperature of the house (old victorian terrace) dropped gradually (with day/night fluctations) throughout that time. By the end it was peaking at 9 degrees by day and took several days with the heating on lots to get back to normal.
same here!
I had the heating on loads over the xmas hols, as a luxury. But now I'm just 'working from home' again, I won't have it on during the daytime, apart from an hour in the morning. It'll come on again at 4.30, in time for daughter coming home.
I'm sat here in thermals, booty slippers, fleece, jumper, and sleeping bag!
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Have scheduled our heating to be on from 6am - 7:30am then 6:30pm - 8pm then 9pm-10pm. We have half the radiators we had in our old place and we can change the temp at which they come on, so hopefully gas bills won't be quite as scary as they could be.
trashpony
Hag
That is a much better idea than what I do currently - I have it on from 5.30 till 9.30pm continuously. I should turn it off halfway through the evening. The problem is that the timer on the boiler is borked so I have it plugged into a timer switch which means no hot water as well as no heating which is a pain
I've got a little bit of money from my ma's will and the house ,which is end of terrace, so I'm gonna spend 2K on a dual burning stove for me living room.
I don't like central heating much and in an open-plan house it's nuts since hot air rises.
I shall be able to scavenge some fuel as I shall find fallen branches (sort of live in the country) as I drive about and store them in the garage to dry out.
I shall also toast muffins
I don't like central heating much and in an open-plan house it's nuts since hot air rises.
I shall be able to scavenge some fuel as I shall find fallen branches (sort of live in the country) as I drive about and store them in the garage to dry out.
I shall also toast muffins
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
That's about where ours is at, altho we keep it on through the evening.
Monthly DD costs have come down nearly £20 in the last quarter - we're on nPower's 'green' dual fuel tariff...
Cloud
Omar Commin!
We have only had central heating for two years.
Before that lived in a draughty old house for 14 years with only two gas fires. Then before that we had a flat with no heating at all for two years and as a teenager I lived in the attic of a cottage with one coal fire, there was frost on the inside some mornings.
I blame living like that for my lung conditions and bad asthma. Amazes me how people take central heating for granted.
Before that lived in a draughty old house for 14 years with only two gas fires. Then before that we had a flat with no heating at all for two years and as a teenager I lived in the attic of a cottage with one coal fire, there was frost on the inside some mornings.
I blame living like that for my lung conditions and bad asthma. Amazes me how people take central heating for granted.
Quick question - is yours a prepaid meter? Mine said you can't go on the social tariff with one
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
sorry, not read whole thread (too lazy
) but my answer is no. if we didn't have a baby in the house then possibly...but the place we're living in atm is shit for heating, a massive drafty Victorian terrace with a doorless loft conversion that sucks any warmth out through the roof. the heating's been on all day today and it's still like a fucking icebox in here 
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Well I have to admit I've had the heating on a lot more than usual recently. I find it helps with the sleeping.
wtfftw
roof's about to blow ♩♪♩♬ ♬♩♪♩
Not prepaidQuick question - is yours a prepaid meter? Mine said you can't go on the social tariff with one
Pretty sure the paperwork EDF just sent me says they can put you on the tariff if you are prepaid meter but you get a rebate instead or something. I can look it up if you're interested Pip.
You should automatically qualify if you're on certain benefits. I just rang up the number on the back of a late bill which said to tell them if disabled or certain benefits blah blah...
